career paths
Routes to advancement
Career paths are the sequences of jobs or positions a person moves through in their professional life.
The term implies progression—from entry-level to senior roles, or across related fields: She explored different career paths before settling on healthcare.
Career paths can be linear within one industry or wind through several, and may be planned or discovered along the way.
- dream jobPerfect occupation imagined
- certificationsOfficial competency documents
- skill-buildingDeveloping new competencies
- promotionsElevations in position
- corner officePremium workplace for leadership
work-life balance · internships · vocational training · apprenticeships · lifelong learning · mentors · alumni networks · crossroads · dead end job · specialization · pivot · goal-setting · climbing the ladder · degrees · leadership · fast track · expertise · professional associations
- musician biographieslife stories, jazz legends, blues legends, rock stars, pop icons
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- career developmentprofessional growth, networking, job search, job hunting, resume
- job fairsrecruiters, employers, job seekers, jobseekers, resumes
- civil servicecivil servants, bureaucrat, civil servant, administrator, clerk
- Engineering Careerengineers, licensing, accreditation, specializations, certifications
career pathscareer stagnation
Lack of job advancement
job hopping · drifting · odd jobs · unemployment · joblessness
career pathsearly retirement
Exiting career before standard age
bohemian lifestyle · drifting · aimlessness · dropping out · renunciation